Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Buzzbomb on November 11, 2026, 02:22:00 PM
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While the 25 pounder Portee is in PSR mode, my short attention span wandered off to another one I have had on my gunno do list for quite a while, a '46 Bergepanther.
As a follow on to the Panther Bridge Layer from a few years back,
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5salavsgld65bgbvvj1r2/PantherBridgemk2_6.JPG?rlkey=8yl423rqaid546rv6abjh9dqz&st=sr7w4y2f&raw=1)
I always saw the similarity and possibilities of the Jagd Panther being a '46 version of the M88 ARV, roomish fully enclosed hull, room for winchs and other gubbins.
let say in this version of What If world they have fixed the transmission and some other issues, making the Panther hull a more reliable vehicle.
So at Adelaide show this year, I happened upon a quite reasonably priced Tamiya JagdPanther and being Tamiya, build problems close to zero.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zuvzobu3ln3xrt6175otq/Bergepanther_1.JPG?rlkey=xqztouuk8dis5xkc7pgq1u2o0&st=sn5xi0l2&raw=1)
Using the M88 as inspiration
(https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/M88_Armored_Recovery_Vehicle_in_pm.jpg/960px-M88_Armored_Recovery_Vehicle_in_pm.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Started with a cobbled up a jib as the main event to get the creative process going, so experimenting with this and planning through a few technical issues.
This is very early days, there is a still a lot to do.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/a2mfo52ibyoltyzp3036b/Bergepanther_2.JPG?rlkey=kbaeq2s0q50qt5saq552bsiob&st=28snuuus&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qo4tdrtrh9ake52fyrgue/Bergepanther_3.JPG?rlkey=2oivv7hs4un6kih3up35ezoe0&st=h1fnshs1&raw=1)
More later this will be an off/on project
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One is watching with anticipation!
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